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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Shall Ratify? The People or the States?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who creates a dictionary to capitalize on the uniqueness of the American language?
(a) Noah Webster.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) James Madison.

2. Which issue tie up the Convention proceedings for days?
(a) How states are to be governed.
(b) How states elect members of the Senate.
(c) How states are allowed to veto Congressional decisions.
(d) How states are to be represented in Congress.

3. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?
(a) The way the states are represented in the new legislature.
(b) The method for electing state legislatures.
(c) The procedure for electing a President.
(d) The way the Constitution is ratified.

4. Which delegate makes the motion that an address to the people accompanies the Constitution?
(a) Charles Pinckney.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) Rufus King.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

5. Where does the Constitution go after it is signed in Philadelphia?
(a) To Congress for ratification.
(b) To state governors for their approval, then to Congress.
(c) To Congress, who recommends it to the states for ratification.
(d) To the individual states for ratification.

Short Answer Questions

1. By August 30th, what date has been set for the final adjournment?

2. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is identified as "not consulted" on the vote to grant the national legislature veto power over all laws they deem improper?

3. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?

4. Which delegate moves to postpone the vote on ratification?

5. Which delegate wishes to establish a national university supported by Congress?

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